Health & Wellness
NOTES ON GRIEF
Last night, I had a panic attack… heart racing, tears flowing, full blown panic attack. I had lost my balls. No, not the semen producing appendages of the male genitalia.…
Mental Health and the Holidays
The period from October through New Year’s Day may be the most festive period of the year. We begin October with our weekly adornment in creole wear and culminate with…
Psychosocial Impact of COVID-19 & Positive Ways of Coping
Comparable to the psychological reactions in the aftermath of natural disasters, unexpected events, like this pandemic, can trigger some unfamiliar and significant psychological responses. Over the past 18 months, there…
Primary Health Care Workers on the Frontline
Just about one year after the world came to a screeching halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dominica received its first supply of the AstraZeneca vaccine,a gift from the Government…
My V-Day Experience-They got it right!
It was finally V-Day! No, no, no, not Valentine’s Day or anything of that nature, Vaccination Day! Dominica has rolled out its COVID-19 vaccination program after receiving 70,000 doses of…
JUST IN –President, Health Minister first to receive COVID-19 Vaccine
Dominica’s President Charles Savarin was the first in line to receive the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Friday in a move designed to inspire confidence in the shot’s safety. President Savarin…
THE COVID-19 VACCINE- A WAY OUT OF THE PANDEMIC FOR DOMINICA
[Disclaimer: The opinions here are my own based on current scientific evidence. I write this in my personal capacity and not as a representative of my employer, the United States…
Why I’ll be going to get vaccinated against COVID-19 with my bells on!
Science geek I remember sitting in the Biology lab at university, agonizing over following the prescribed methods to the T so as not to mess up my results and…
How Therapy Saved Me
The year was 2020... I think just mentioning 2020 and needing saving is enough detail to be globally understood. However, exclusively for eMAGE, I’ll give some more details. 2020 was…
